Car end.



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W. 'I'. VAN DORN.

GAR END.

LPPLIOATION FILED MAR. 24. 1913.

1,070,380, r Patented Aug. 12, 1913.-.:

W. T. VAN DORN.

CAR END.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 24. 1913.

Patented Allg. 12, 1913.

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Be 511:. .mow-.that Il Doing, a citizuenfthevUnited States ,.anda 1`-resident of the citylof Chicago,.inthe county i of. L@ook andi State1vof- Illinois, vhave invented certain newfg and- ;iiseful Improvementsin .Car Endsg/and Ido, hereby declare that the" i following is a full,clear, and exact descriptiony of the same,l reference being 'hadto theVbers of reference marked thereoii", which formapart of thisspecification. v

Thisinvention relates to a car end con- 1-5 struction Whichmay beatt-ached to Aaii ordisame is-fconstructedgkor iirst assembled.

The light Wooden endsvlieretofore forming A.thee-nd Walls of they usnaltype of wooden 2,0 freight. carl have proved inadequate forl the"purpose and slight damage thereto may seri- ,..ously affectthe/contents of t-he car. Such .ordinarytypes ofi'vooden car endsy areof insufficient strength Lto .withstand the stresses ous. butiingtofivhich thecar is subjected.

v Underv usual-conditions, theside Wallsl of the carare subjectedto-only a comparatively -wasm'all amount of stress bythe contents vWithinthecar when thecar is set in motion `or brou-ghtto a stop,.While ontheother hand,

the car.-V endslreceive :the fulleifect of the inertia 'of'thecconteiits' of the' car.

ends' are often battered and injured, dui'` ing the transfer. ,of-.thecar, and hence it be- .l `comes necessaryto provide acar endcapable ofwithstanding 'theenormous stresses imposed thereon and acting at, alltimes to re- -niainclosely attached' tothe corner posts or sidewalls-.of the:y carto prevent. a leakageiot the contentstherefrom..

, Itis an objectoffthis,iiiventioiiyto provide a'` pressednietalliccarend adapted tolhe at.

ffconsti-uctiony i -t- It is 4also an.; object'f-of tliisginvention toproridofa lsuitably'pressed metallic-scar end f capableof. distortionincase; of-.accigl c1it ther-.cto favitli outfparting from ithe fu:.its-edges 'vor' line'tofuattaclinieii.

"It...is'also iin-,object of this rovidemsectional leinforccchaccompanying; drawings, and tothe num.

nary wooden freight ear either during the course of repair of thesame,orwhen the imposed'y thereupon by the almost continu- The sideivallsfofthe car are very seldom.'

`2--2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary seccorr y speciiicati'on ofLetters raient. Patented Ag 1271913 .Appneation'iedlnarch 24,1913.vsentano.756,373.' I' l.

one of said sections 'when desired.

provide a corrugated car end affording af plurality of continuousorunendingcoriugations vextending longitudinally and translversely ofthe car end. n It is also an'objectof' thisinvention to provide a carend attached to the, corner posts, the end' plate and the end sillfofthel car, as Well as to theintermediate car posts between .the endsu rItis also an object .of this invention to .provide a plurality ofmetallic car endsec' tions adapted to be secured togetheraiid mounted onthe car,."either horizontally' or:V

perpendicularly.

It'is also anfobje'ct of thisinvention to` providea reinforced metalliccar endconsistingofa plurality of sections having concentriccorrugationsthereon.'

It is also an objectof this invention to ably attached Itothe ends of'.a car, andy -Wlierein said car ends are connected together It isfnrtl'iermoreaii object of this invention toprovide substantiallyconstructed metallic car ends attached to the corner and intermediateposts of a 'car frame and aftlie side Walls and top fording a brace forthereof. y y It is finally an object of thisini'ention to' provide asubstantial and practically invul neia'ble car end construction ofe.\treine.simv plicit-y and relatively lightweight. v y v l Theinvention (in a preferred forin) 'is hereinafter more fully describedanddefined inthe appended claims. 4 i In the drawings: Figure l isa'fi-ont lele- `vation of a. car end embodying the principles of myinvention. Fig., 2 is a longituend which will ypermit replacement yofany Itis 4also an object of this invention. to I lprovide reinforcedVmetallic car ends suitdinal Asection takenithrough ,the caionline tionshowing the interior ofthe car end and.:y

enlarged fragmentary section taken 'on line 4 -1 of Fig. 3, showing inAdetail the attach! inient of a'nietallic car endto,alcarl'franie. ljig.5. is a. fragmentary transverse section takenl .on line 3-3 ,of Fig. 2.Fig. 4 is an taken on line 5--5 of Fig. 1. Fig. `6f is'V a" connectingacar along itsbottom to the4` buffer block of a car.' Fig. 9 is anenlarged,

Asectional detail illustrating the car end retained between the 'endsill-and butling block. and clamped therein by the truss rods of the-4As shown `'infthe `drawingsrtlie reference numeral 1, indicates an`upper section and" 2,

invention. As shown, said Sectio-usare suitable connection may beeffected therebe- V tween toisuit the pu-rpose. The lower edge' ofsection 2, issecured to a bui'iing block 4,' by mean-s of an' angle iron5, said. buliing or dead block being shown as extending entirely across4the car, adjacentztoaud of. sub?. -stantially the same length as the endv sill 6.' u

The section 1, is secured along its upper edge o an; end plate member7said.edge being :covered on the outside df the car by the endascianboard 8. The side margins of said msections' 1, and' 2, are`flanged over, as 'sliowir at 9, for attachment to corner posts10,4015'y the car lframe. Means are also provided for reinforcing lthecar frame as a Whole, as well as serving to-retain the metalliccorrugated sections rin fixed relation upon 'the corner posts of'the'car frame.' Such means com-" prise tie rodsll, which extendtliroughthe corner posts .and metallic end sections, and

j are tightly secured'io'n theoutside of the lat'- las ter by means ofnuts and washers. Said tie' rods 11, extend longitudinally of the earand may be secured upon any 'of the intermediate posts 12.

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Suitable', sway.' bracingmembers 13, Veiz'f fronally. between the carposts to reinforce the same against the tensionof thel tie rods 11'.vLon 'tudina'l tie rods 14, are. shown extending' trom one ed of Jthecar. to'

the other, and are secured upon the'outei' surface of the metallic endsections by 'nuts and washerssimilar, to the rods 11. -Tljie lowersection of the metallic ear end may be llikewise connected together bymeans of the i i truss rods 15, which, as shown in-Figs. 4 and The upperedge of said -section 2, is attached 'so'.

9, extend through the' end sill 6,' and the dead block 4, and alsothrough theextended edge of .the section 2, which i'sther'eby securedbetween the Amembers 4 and 7.

Fig. 6 illustrates a single end section 2, affording the" end Vof agondola car. The lower edge thereof may be secured Vto a car in anysuitable manner aud'or convenience' ris shown as attached to the deadblock 4 ot' the ear frame by means of an angle iron 5.

'to the car fraiiiingby means of asimilarangle iron 5a.

i Fig. S illustrates a modification ofthe means for attaching the loweredge ofy the section 2, to the car frame and. consists in flaiiging saidlower-edge outwardly at. a

-such an extent, if desired, to oinit the' straight substantially.lright -angle and attachingtlie `same by means of bolts to lthe deadblock 4.

',The operation is as follows: As already pointed out, it is desirable'to have acar end .of great strength` and on'e capable of dis- 70'tortio'n Without parting irointlie 'car framealong the attaching edges,and accordingly u car endmade` up of sections 1 and 2,".'although'more`may be -ixsed'i-f' desired, are shown j as concehtrically corrugatedover 752 practically the entire area thereof; By so disposing the'.corruvatioiis, corrugations' running in all directions; on the plate.are thereby afforded so that the Vforce tending'to distort the 'cariend- -will :be-distributed over a large portion'of the' attaching edgeand not 'applied ati'any point thereot, a result which would effect-aconsequent. tearingaiifay of' the e'dge'at such a pointf. By -using thecon-v t'iniiou's straightland cur-ved corrugatioiis, l thereby secure'an' area 4which includes liori zontal and vertical, 'or inotlieri'vords, trans-A verse and longitudinal 'lines of 'corrugatious,as 'Well as corrugationsdirected atall angl-es therebetween.

It is entirely 'feasible to` construct the car ends of morethan 'twosections, and in suoli event the straight portions of the continuous-corrugations'W'ouldbe toresho'rtened and to portions of' theCOITUg'tions and there-b57 95 forni a section ofbulls-eye form, asshown. in my Patent#835,170, issued onNoveinber.

.6th, 1906. It also clear that my ini-'enti'on maybe adapted to anytype-'ot ca r as, forin- 1'00 stance, 'an all steelcar, 'although -forconf.

. -iv'ei'iienee of illustration-I have shown the same merely associatedwith -an ordinary gondola and-box-car; .I 4am aware that letails ofconstruction 1.05 may be Variedto a Wide'range iiy'ithout'departing fromtlieprinciples'of this ini-en tion, and I therefore do notpurpose-limiting the patent granted otherwise tlian'necess.- tated bythe-prior art.- 110 I claim ymy invention 1. The combination with aneiidsill and i corner post of arailway box car, of a metal endomprisinglupper and jlower plate sections, said sections being formedwith con--f115 tiniioi'is straight and curved corrugations.

2. The-combination with an endsill and corner post of a railway car, ofa metal end comprising a plurality of sections, said scc- -tions securedtogethery and to the .corner post and endA sill of the' car, andconnected straight and curved corrugations formed in -said sections toreinforce the same.

3. AThe combination with the traine of a railway car, of a metal endcomprisil'ify;I a 125v 'plurality-of sections secured togetlier'and tosaid car frame, and parallel and concentric. corrugations formed in saidsections.

4. The combination with :a railway Scar' vframe, of a metal endcomprising a plurality'4 13 of concentricauy corrugated sections, saidsections flanged atthe edges to engage over the front and sides of the.corner post of the car frame.

'5. The combination'. with an end sill, corner'post andv roof structureof a railway car,`

of a `metal en d comprising a plurality .of cor- 'rugated sectionssecured together, the coro rugations thereof continuous, connected, and

parallel, one cf said sections secured to the end plate of theroofstructure, another of said sections secured to the end sill, and theI side edges of the outer section .flanged over to engage around theface andv side of said corner post. u

6.Y The combination with an extended dead block and cornerpo'st of arailway car, of a metal end comprising a plurality of sections securedto said vdead block and corner post,

and beingformed with aplurality centric corrugations.

A7.. The combination with a .railwayY car of con- -frame, of a metallicend comprisinga plurality of sections, said sectionssecured t0- getherand having continuous connected and parallel corrugations formedthereon, and

tie rods extending from said metal ends to intermediate posts'in the carframe to transinit. the stresses imposed' on the car end sec- 9. Thecombination with the en d sill, truss rod and corner post of a railwaycar, of aA metal end comprisnga plurality of straight and curvedcontinuous corrugated sections,

flanges thereon extending around and at- 'tached to the -c orner post ofthe 'car frame,-

and a flange extending over the end-sill and apertured to receive thetruss rod thereto to secure said metal end thereon. 10. Thecombinatiomwithan end sill and corner post'and end plate ofa railwaycar, of a metal end comprising a plurality of continuously. corrugatedsections, the corrugations thereof connected to one another,"

fianges on said'metal ends for attachment-to said end plate, end sill,and corner post.

- 11'. In av device of the class described a metallic car end comprisinga plurality of concentrically 'corrugated sections, and

angled flanges on the sides and ends thereofl adapted for attachment tothe cornerpost andv dead blockrespctively.

12. '-In a device ofthe class described 'a sectional concentricallycorrugated metallic carend, and means securing the sainel on acar framethereof.

13.v In a device of thei class describda. metallic car end,continuous'connectedcop.

to other than the end members"- rugations thereon,.and 'means-on saidcar end for attachment, to acar frame adapting the truss rods thereof tosecure'there'specltive ends on the carframe and-fasten the sametogether'.

14. In a deviceuofthe-class described a'vsec flo'v tional metallic carend, lcontinuous corruga'- tions thereon, and the side of said endflanged at the substantiallyright'angle .for atta chA ment on the outersurfaceoff'an end post of a car frame.

v 15. Ina deviceof the class described a secv tional metallic car end,"aplurality ofconr centric and .parallel corrugations formed "o'n thesurface, thereof, and means .attaching lsaid end to the cornerpostandend sill of a car frame. g A

16.y In a deviceof the class described a sectional metallic car end,each of'saidsectio'ns having a plurality of connected transverse andlongitudinal corru'gations therein.

41'?. In a device of the class described' a sectional metallic Scar end,and continuous. con: .nected Y straight and curved corrugations thereon.

18. in a device ofthe dass described d sectional metallic car end,straight and curved,

corrugations thereon, means securing said ends to the en'd -posts f acar frame, and means securing said endsto the intermediate posts of acar frame; A A

19. In a device of the class described a secr,--

tional metallic car end, a series of unending corrugations thereon,means formed on said sectionsaffording attachment thereof to' the" -endmembers 'of acar frame," and means con necting said sections withintermediate mem-v bers of the car'frame.

In testimony whereof I havehereuntosubscribed my name in the-presenceof4 two-sub-v scribing witnesses. l

A'VVIIJLIAMI VAN DORN. Witnesses:

CHARLES HILLS, Jr., Leon M. REIBSTEIN.

